From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 3 09:35:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87C9116A4CF for ; Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.tiadon.com (SMTP.tiadon.com [69.27.132.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22E5B43D54 for ; Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from daleco.biz ([69.27.131.0]) by ns1.tiadon.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:36:15 -0500 Message-ID: <40BF5332.1000902@daleco.biz> Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:34:58 -0500 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.6) Gecko/20040406 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk References: <200406031051.34348.a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <200406031051.34348.a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Jun 2004 16:36:16.0125 (UTC) FILETIME=[E3E852D0:01C44988] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pcmcia modem X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 16:35:02 -0000 a.shterenlikht@umist.ac.uk wrote: >Hi > >I recently installed FreeBSD 5.2.1 on Compaq Armada 1700. I have a >pcmcia modem (Psion gold card WAN Global PC Card 56 k+ Fax Combine iT). > > > Please refer technical questions to the questions list, "freebsd-questions@ freebsd.org", where the readership is large enouch and experienced enough for adequate peer review. >1. Is this not a winmodem? > > No idea; however, it does appear to be detected in the below quoted dmesg(8) output, so maybe we could say no ... but sio(4)'s manpage says: " The driver supports controller based PCI modems. The 3Com FaxModem PCI and the Advantec 56k Voice Messaging PCI FaxModem are the only cards supported. WinModems, softmodems, hfc modems and any other modems that aren't controller based are not supported." Now, that sounds as if it won't work, doesn't it? >2. How do I make it work? I'm not sure if it is detected or not. I get >the lines > >sio4: at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 11 >function 0 config 5 on pccard0 >sio4: type 16550A >sio4: unable to activate interrupt in fast mode - using normal mode > >from the dmesg. Does it mean the card is properly detected. > > > Seems likely that it's "detected", but see above. The question might be whether or not the manpage is out of date in regard to FBSD 5.X. If it has a Lucent chipset, then possibly the ltmdm port (/usr/ports/comms/ltmdm) would help you. >3. If it is detected, do I need to start a daemon for it? > > > That depends --- there are two ways of using PPP (point-to-point protocol), one involves a daemon, the other doesn't. I don't use a daemon, myself. I'd definitely recommend reading the handbook (www.freebsd.org/handbook) chapter on PPP. It appears to me that all you need to do in regard to the hardware itself is to make sure that PPP knows to use this device in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. However, a good working knowledge of PPP (gleaned from the handbook) will be of great value to you in setting up and maintaining a link with your modem. My $0.02, Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. >thanks >anton > >